decision; determination; resolution
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
under the staircase; understairs
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be photographed; to be projected
to get between; to be caught in
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
long time; long interval; for quite some time
incident; affair; happening; event